What to Expect from Art Basel Miami 2016

Art Basel Miami is only 7 days away!

If you’re a professional or aspiring designer, My Design Agenda definitely recommends you to fly to Miami this December 1-4. Why? Art Basel Miami will be back introducing 269 leading galleries from North America, Latin American, Europe, Asia and Africa! It will be a remarkable show where significant works from the experts of Modern and Contemporary Artwill be displayed, as well the new generation of emerging stars.

Here is a small preview of this year’s edition:

Expect to see paintings, sculptures, installation, photographs and edited works of the highest quality. Collins Park and Soundscape Park‘s landscape will be filled with ambitious large-scale artworks, films and performances. Today we decided to talk a little bit about Art Basel‘s wide range of art sectors where you can expect to see the most impressive works of art and design.

Survey

Survey is mainly about precise art and historical projects. It may include solo presentations by an individual artist, juxtapositions and thematic exhibitions from artists from all around the world. Different cultures, different generations and different approaches. The Survey sector will count with the presence of David Reed, Romare Bearden and Graciela Carnevale.

Public

As part of Art Basel‘s show in Miami Beach, you can expect over 20 large-scale sculptures and installations by leading and emerging international artists and designers at Collins Park. Salon 94 and Peter Freeman will be expecting your visit!

This year, over 200 of the world’s leading international modern and contemporary artgalleries display the artworks of over 4000 artists and designers. Visitors can even find a large range of edited pieces by young artists and museum-caliber masterpieces. Cheim & Read and Galleria Continua are two of the invited.

Nova

Designed for galleries to present one, two or three artists showing works created within the last three years, the Novasector features strong juxtapositions and never-before-seen design pieces fresh from the artist’s studio. Furthermore Anicka Yi, Xaviera Simmons and Laercio Redondo will be there!

Edition

Leading publishers of edited works, prints, and multiples exhibit the results of their collaboration with renowned artists, providing visitors the opportunity to see significant, and rare publications. You may recognize Sabine Knust, Carolina Nitsch and Paragon.

Kabinett

In a separately delineated space within their booths, Galleries present a curated exhibition by an artist of their choice. The diverse curatorial concepts for Kabinett include thematic group exhibitions, art-historical showcases and solo shows for rising stars. Some of the names on the list are Manuel Espinosa, Howard Hodgkin and Jorge Macchi.

Since 1970, Art Basel’s goal has been to connect the world’s premier galleries and their patrons, as well serving as a meeting point for the international art world. Now, over forty years later, they maintain an international reputation for showing high quality work from all sectors, where you can appreciate the true beauty of design and art. Expect to see an amazing show.